Same disclaimer applied.

"Talking"

'Thinking'

Flashback

Distant Communication

(Person 1/ person 2) "In unison/in unison"

(5D's) "This symbol indicates the card is created by yours truly. All rights go to me."

The story begins as we last left it: with Yusei running a victory lap after his victory against Hunter Pace. The whole crowd was flabbergast at what happened; except for Yanagi, Tanner, Dexter, Leo and Luna.

"Yusei beat Hunter!"

"Yeah, looks like he's moving on to the A-Block semi-finals!"

"He's the best, but Yusei learned all his best moves from yours truly," Leo crowed.

"Oh? And where were those moves when you lost in first round?" Luna teased.

"Uh... Wait, I was playing as you, which means that you lost; as for all the millions of people are watching, I didn't lose a thing!"

Hearing that, Luna got angry and started beating on her twin brother, "That's the last time you duel as me!"


Later after Yusei's match, he was looking over his deck when he felt someone tug on his jacket...

"Hey Yusei, do you know where Jason is?" Katherine asked.

"Oh, he's right over there," Yusei pointed to the same spot where Jason was then and now sleeping. That gave Kat an idea…

Just like last time, she nuzzled his nose with her own. And she kept doing so until Jason woke up. Then the whole thing start over again.

"Waaah!" Jason practically jumped off his chair as he fell to the floor on his back.

"Wakey-wakey, Jason! Ken's next match is about to start!"


Without a trace of memory, Jason Issac Hutchins awakens in the back of a ghetto alleyway. This slum is home to bums and criminals who, exiled from the city, bear an inscription called a 'marker' on their faces.

It is there he notices a duel disk attached to his left arm, indicating that he is, in fact a duelist! In days ahead, what kind of destiny awaits him on...

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's

Stardust Accelerator

Ride 25: Magician's Force


"Alright, time for the third round of the Fortune Cup Wild Card!" the MC announced, "Our first competitor, first-timer in the Regional, Kenichi Matsuda!" the crowds cheered as Ken shot out to the track with his runner.

"Challenging him is his opponent, the Master of Magicians, the Wizard of Wonder, the would be Houdini himself, David Carten!" another runner shot out, a violet cycle with golden lining all around it, it reminds people of a certain magician. The rider wears a suit of the same color, as well as his helmet, which has gold linings as well.

"Duelists, bring in Speed World!" the MC announced. Both Ken and David pressed buttons on their runners and the field spell appeared on their screens, the purple aura exploding out to engulf the arena.

"Duel Mode engaged, Autopilot standing by, Speed World activated."

The runner screens changed to display the duel field.

"Ready... Set... Begin Turbo Duel!"

Ken and David's runners shot forwards with howling engines!

Ken: 4000 (0)

David: 4000 (0)

"I'll make the first move!" Ken started the duel, "And I start off by playing (1) UFO Turtle(1400/1200) in DEF mode!" a blue portal released a green turtle, tucked within a metallic shell of a spacecraft, "Then I place 3 cards face-down and end my turn!" three reverse cards appeared around Ken.

"Then I guess it's my move," David started his turn, "And the monster I summon is a spellcaster known as the (4) Rapid-Fire Magician(1600/1200)," A male magician in purple suit, hat and cape appeared, carrying two silver scepters with white orbs in them, "Next, by removing 2 speed counters, I activate the speed spell, Tribute to the Doomed," as soon as David discarded a card from his hand after he activated the speed spell, a portal appeared behind UFO Turtle, wrapping it around in bandages and allowing a decayed claw drag it in, "Now Rapid-Fire Magician's effect activates: every time I play a normal-spell card, you get hit with 400 points of damage," the magician smirked as he the orbs on the scepter grew red. He launched them at David's opponent, who yelped in pain.

Ken: 3600 (2)

David: 4000 (0)

"And since you have no monsters to protect you, he's free to attack you directly," David's monster fired another round...

"I activate the Shrink speed-spell!" Ken quickly activated one of his reverse cards, "And like you, I'm gonna remove 2 speed counters to cut your magician's ATK power in half!" a large magnifying glass appeared between him and the Magician's attack, but it only stopped half of the magic from going through.

Ken: 2800 (0)

David: 4000 (0)

"With that done, I'll also throw down three face-downs and end my turn," another trio of reverse cards appeared.

"My move, then," Ken drew, "I'll play another UFO Turtle in DEF mode," another turtle appeared, "That'll do for me."

"It's my turn," David drew, "I summon the (5) Shadowpriestess of Ohm(1700/1600)," a woman appeared wearing black cloaks from head to toe and a black head dress, "Now, Rapid-Fire, attack!" as soon as the magician fired another round from his twin scepters, a reverse card flipped up, "And before I forget, I'll also play the Magician's Circle trap card. With this in play, each player summons a spellcaster with 2000 or less ATK from their deck. So the monster I'm summoning will be the Dark Magician Girl!" as soon as the trap activated, a multi-dimensional pentagram appeared out of the card, and from that portal appeared a female monster, very good-looking with long blond hair and blue eyes, a slight blush on her cheeks. She was dressed in light blue robes with a star-shape broach in her center. Her headdress was similar to the Dark Magician's but her staff was shorter (ATK: 2000).

MC: "I don't believe whom I'm looking at! David just summon one of the most powerful, the most peerless, and, dare I say it, the most pretty-looking spellcasters in the history of the world of Duel Monsters: the Dark Magician Girl!"

"Dark Magician Girl?" Ken exclaimed, 'He actually have a Dark Magician Girl? How could anyone have such a rare card? Only the King of Games himself ever used it!'

"I'm still waiting for you to make a move," David said annoyed, "Magician's Circle lets you summon a monster as well."

"Huh? Oh yeah, right; I play Hand of Nephthys!" the Phoenix Priestess appeared, ready to battle (ATK: 600).

"Well it's too bad you weren't expecting to face someone who favors spellcasters. And neither could you be for this," Rapid-Fire continued his assault.

"Not so fast! I activate the (5Ds)Burst of the Phoenix trap!" Ken activated another of his reverse cards; it shows a fiery phoenix rising from the crusty ground, "When you attacked, this trap allows me to release two of my monsters to call out a special one from my hand or in my graveyard! So by releasing my UFO Turtle and my Hand of Nephthys, I can call out one of my most powerful monsters,so say hi to my Sacred Phoenix of Nephthys!" both monsters disappeared into a portal, and in its place was a giant female golden phoenix(ATK: 2400), "And that's not all; after phoenix is summoned, this trap also destroy one spell/trap on your field!" the phoenix unleashed a stream of fire and scorched one of David's two remaining face-downs. From the remains came a yellow worm-like creature. It was a Vicious Monster Token(1000/1000) from the destroyed trap, Statue of the Wicked (ATK: 1000).

"Too bad that phoenix can't stick around!" David said as his face-down card was raised to reveal a card with a coffin on it, "I activate the trap, Dark Renewal! Thanks to this, I'm allowed to release a monster on either side of the field to summon yet another spellcaster, one that is in my graveyard."

"What? But you don't have any spellcasters there!"

"I guess you weren't paying attention when I played my speed-spell last round; remember, I discarded a card to get rid of that UFO Turtle of yours."

"But if you're playing Dark Renewal..." Ken gasped, "Then there's only one monster that fits the bill!"

"That's right; by releasing my Vicious Token and your Sacred Pheonix, I activate Dark Renewal to special-summon the ever-famous Dark Magician!" The coffin opened up and the legendary Spellcaster from the King of Games rose from it, staff twirling, but his robes were entirely different from the audience was expecting: instead of the famous purple robes, his was entirely black, as well as a head of white hair (ATK: 2500).

MC: "Unbelievable! The Dark Magician and his apprentice have been reunited for this soon-to-be-unforgettable duel! Let's see what else Mr. Carten's got under his hat!"

"You can't fool me, magic-man," Ken taunted, "cause the real Dark Magician always wore purple garments, not black!"

"Oh, but it's very real, as you're about to find out soon enough," David countered, "Next I activate Ohm's special ability: by releasing a Dark-Attribute monster on my field, 800 points is dealt to you as damage. So Ohm, why don't you show him a little of your black magic!" Ohm nodded and focused her power into a large orb of dark magic, which instantly exploded when collided with Ken's runner.

Ken: 2000 (2)

David: 4000 (2)

"That'll do for now," he concluded.

MC: "In just two rounds David managed to reduce Kenichi's life point by half! Is the duel over for Ken before it's even started?"

'It might as well be if he keeps hammering me with abilities like those,' Ken thought, 'But why didn't he attack me with his monsters? Did he suspect my Gravity Bind trap I set on my first turn?' he looked at his only face-down on his console; it was indeed Gravity Bind, 'Well, in that case, I'm just gonna have to fight fire with fire!'

"It's my move!" Ken started his turn, 'Perfect! Just the card I'm looking for!'"I activate the speed-spell Double Summon!" he slapped the spell card onto his duel runner console, "And with this, I can play two monsters this turn! So I'm bringing out Horus the Black Flame Dragon Lv4, and (2) Rose, Warrior of Revenge(1600/600)!" two portals materialized, and from one came a chrome-metal falcon (ATK: 1600), and another is a red-headed woman in a black armored leather jumpsuit, with a white scarf around her neck, and wielded a sword in her right hand(ATK: 1600).


Katherine: "Why did he play them in ATK mode? Their ATK points are much lower than David's monsters! So why summon them?"

Yusei: "Because Rose is a tuner-monster. He's going to synchro-summon this turn. That's why he risked both monsters in ATK position,"

Jason: "So since both monsters are level-4..."

Katherine: "That means he can synchro-summon a level-8 monster!"


"Alright, Rose! Let's give 'ol Horus a well-deserved tune-up!" Rose separated into four synchro-gates and encircled Horus, which disappeared into four stars as Ken chanted:

"Tuning! From the ashes a new flame ignites, behold the power that burns hotter than the sun! Synchro-
Summon! Burn, (3) Wildfire Dragon(2900/2400)!"

When the light faded, a whole new monster took place: a red armored dragon with crimson-red scales from head to toe. His golden underbelly reflected from the lights of the arena. His tail had a three-pronged golden trident at the tip. His star-shaped crest on his head has a blue sapphire on the center. It debuted with a mighty roar(ATK: 2900), "And with the power of my beast, your Rapid-Fire Magician is about to get char-broiled! Go, Nova Blast Stream!" Wildfire unleashed a searing cannon of super-heated fire, which wiped out the magician into ashes.

Ken: 2000 (3)

David: 2600 (2)

"And that's it for my turn!"

"Alright, my turn!" David drew.

Ken: 2000 (4)

David: 2600 (3)

"I activate the Riryoku speed-spell!" David played them spell card, "By removing 2 speed counters I can reduce the ATK of one monster on your field; and then half of that power gets transferred to a monster on my field," Ken's Wildfire was drained of energy and then was transferred to David's Dark Magician.

Wildfire Dragon: (ATK: 1450)

Dark Magician: (ATK: 3950)

"Whadaya say, Dark Magician? Let's give those two a taste of your new firepower!" the famous magician nodded as he twirled his staff and unleashed a fire attack at the dragon. But it was soon restricted by a barrier of cris-crossing green energy around his target and its master.

"Sorry, Carten, but my Gravity Bind prevents all monsters level-4 or higher from attacking!" Ken's reverse card was flipped open, "You're gonna have to try harder than that to take me down!"

"The I guess I have no other choice but to end my turn."

"And starts mine," Ken started his turn.

Ken: 2000 (5)

David: 2600 (2)

"Now I'm gonna activate Wildfire Dragon's special ability! See, once per turn I can remove either one or two fire-Attribute monsters in my graveyard from play, and then you take damage according to its requirement!" two card popped out of Ken's console and he pocketed them, "And since I discarded two of them, you take 1500 points of damage! Go, reign of terror!" Wildfire's wings ignited, and flapped its flames through the barrier, and onto the Magician duelist.

Ken: 2000 (5)

David: 1100 (1)

"And with that, I end my turn!"

MC: "Things are really heating up now! At this rate Ken's Wildfire Dragon will finish this in just one more round if David doesn't do something on his next turn!"

"Alright, it's my turn," David drew, "...I place one card face-down," a reverse card appeared beside David's runner, "...and end my turn."

"Then I guess it's my turn then," Ken drew, "and now I activate Wildfire's special ability one more time!" Ken pocketed two more monsters from his grave and allowed his dragon to deal the final blow. Wildfire Dragon's flames exploded around David as it connected, "I guess i'll be going on to the finals then..."

But when the smoke cleared, he was astonished that the attack didn't phase Carten at all. His life points remained untouched.

Ken: 2000 (7)

David: 1100 (3)

"What just happened? My dragon shouldn't scorched his life points!" a confused Ken got his answer when he spotted a trap card that just flipped over: it depicts a picture of Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl crossing their staffs together, charging up for an attack, with shadows of countless other spellcasters below then "What kind of trap is that?"

"This is my (5Ds)Magician's Force trap card, and also my ticket to the semi-finals," David explained, "See, I can only play this card if I have at least two monsters on the fields, and one of them is a Magician monster," both magicians crossed their scepters together just like on the card, and their energies gathered at the center, "For each level of combined monsters on my field, you take 100 points of damage. And I with both my magicians out that gives me a total level of 14."

"But that only leaves me with 600 life points! Wildfire's effect can nail you with 1500, so what's the point in that!"

"That's what I was waiting for. Because whenever Magician's Force is used to counter a monster's effect that deals damage to an opponent, you get his again with the same amount of damage!"

"Oh man! The that's means..."

"It's game over! Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl, end this with Magician's Force!" the magical duo unleashed the combined pink-and-blue energies and fired the sphere directly at Ken. The attack concluded in a giant explosion before Ken's runner blew steam and shut down.

Ken: 0 (5)

David: 1100 (3)

MC: "Talk about pulling one out of his hat! David Carten managed to extinguish the flames of Wildfire's Reign of Terror with the combine efforts of our two favorite magicians! Let's give a big applaud for the Dark Magician and Dark Magician Girl!"

The entire stadium went wild as they cheered in merriment for the spellcaster and his apprentice, whom bowed simultaneously.

Both Kenichi and David dismounted their runners and met each other face-to-face. They shook hands in honor of a great duel.

"Man, I thought I had you!" Ken exclaimed.

"Yeah, whatever," David said bluntly, "I thought I wouldn't be able to beat you either."

Ken laughed, "You had a lot of tricks up your sleeves, too, didn't ya? Which reminds me, how did you get those magicians in your deck?"

"Well... let's say a true magician never reveals his secrets."


Katherine: "Mrrooww, I thought Kenny's gonna win for sure..."

Jason: "Me too. I guess this guy's full of surprises. Looks like you're the last to duel in the wild card, Kat. You ready for it?"

"N-E-K-O! That spells ready!"


DUEL-MON DATABASE

(1) UFO Turtle

FIRE/ Machine/Effect /Level 4/ATK: 1400/DEF: 1200

When this card is destroyed by battle and sent to the Graveyard, you can Special Summon 1 FIRE monster with 1500 or less ATK from your Deck in face-up Attack Position.

(2) Rose, Warrior of Revenge

FIRE/ Warrior/Effect /Level 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 600

When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent, inflict 300 damage to your opponent.

(3) Wildfire Dragon

FIRE/ Dragon/Synchro/Effect /Level 8/ATK: 2900/DEF: 2400

Synchro Requirements: one tuner + one or more non-tuner monsters

This card is not effected by spell cards. Once per turn, during your main phase you can remove one fire type monster in your graveyard from play to deal 1000 points of damage or remove 2 fire monsters to deal 1500 points of damage. If you do this, this monster cannot attack this turn.

(This card is created by 5-Digit. All rights go to its creator.)

(4) Rapid-Fire Magician

DARK/ Spellcaster/Effect /Level 4/ATK: 1600/DEF: 1200

TInflict 400 damage to your opponent each time you activate a Normal Spell Card.

(5) Shadowpriestess of Ohm

DARK/ Spellcaster/Effect /Level 4/ATK: 1700/DEF: 1600

You can Tribute 1 face-up DARK monster you control to inflict 800 damage to your opponent.


Katherine: Now let's see what's up ahead on the next YuGiOh 5D's!: It's finnaly my turn! My Nekos are ready for anything! I'll meet Jason in the finals for sure! Find out on the next Stardust Accelerator!

(A/N: In the next chapter, I decided not to feature the duel of Frank against Koda. Let's keep assuming Koda won and leave it at that, okay?")

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